Paul West
Paul West was a British-born novelist and critic who became a U.S. citizen in 1971. He wrote many novels and nonfiction works, including Rat Man of Paris and Words for a Deaf Daughter. His essays and reviews appeared regularly in The New York Times and The Washington Post. He lived in Ithaca, New York, and gave talks and readings widely. McPherson & Company has kept his criticism in print as the four-volume Sheer Fiction series. West died in 2015.
Books
Buy on BookshopThe Shadow Factory
2008 · Lumen Books/Sites Books
Buy on BookshopA Stroke of Genius
1995 · Viking
Buy on BookshopThe Tent of Orange Mist
1995 · Wheeler Pub.
Buy on BookshopSheer Fiction, Volume One
1988 · McPherson
Buy on BookshopThe place in flowers where pollen rests
1988 · Doubleday
Buy on BookshopSheer Fiction: Volume Four
1987 · McPherson
Buy on BookshopRat man of Paris
1986 · Doubleday
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Out of My Depths: A Swimmer in the Universe
1983 · Anchor Press/Doubleday
Buy on BookshopWords for a deaf daughter
1969 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited

The snow leopard
1964 · Harcourt, Brace & World